Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

RUFF RUFFMAN: Searching and You!

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

3, 4, 5

Overview

Learn to use internet search engines like a detective, in this animated video from RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS. The much-loved character Ruff Ruffman is back, this time with a guide to exploring the web using internet search engines. Sharing tactics that include verifying the authenticity of Web sites, and refining a search, Ruffman guides students in the responsible use of a twenty-first-century skill. This resource is part of the RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS Collection. This video can be played during a lesson on conducting basic keyword searches to produce valid appropriate results and evaluating results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 3

    DLCS18.3.16

    Conduct basic keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.3.16

    Vocabulary

    • keyword
    • search
    • valid
    • true
    • accuracy/accurate
    • relevance/relevant

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • strategies to conduct keyword searches.
    • strategies evaluate the accuracy of information.
    • not all information online is valid or true.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • conduct basic keyword searches using basic words and phrases.
    • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • using specific keywords while searching will deliver best results.
    • not all information online is valid or true.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 4

    DLCS18.4.15

    Conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.4.15

    Vocabulary

    • keyword
    • search
    • valid
    • true
    • accuracy/accurate
    • relevance/relevant

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • strategies to conduct complex keyword searches.
    • strategies that evaluate the accuracy of information.
    • not all information online is valid or true.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • conduct complex keyword searches using quotation marks, OR, NOT, AND, and date boundaries.
    • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • using complex keywords while searching will deliver best results.
    • not all information online is valid or true.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

    DLCS18.5.19

    Conduct advanced keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.5.19

    Vocabulary

    • keyword
    • search
    • valid
    • true
    • accuracy/accurate
    • relevance/relevant
    • site/domain
    • file type

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to conduct advanced keyword searches.
    • how to evaluate the accuracy of information.
    • that not all information online is valid or true.
    • different sites or domains publish for different audiences.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • conduct advanced keyword searches using domain type such as '.edu', '.com', '.org', '.gov', file types, usage rights.
    • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • using advanced keywords while searching will deliver better results.
    • not all information online is valid or true.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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